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Comparing A Painting By Fra Filippo Lippi And Dante Gabriel
Number of Words: 1196 / Number of Pages: 5
... of styles. Some turned to history or exotic arts and others sought new ideas.
One of such artists was Dante Gabriel Rosetti he turned against the neo-classical traditions of the Academy and looked for different inspiration. He wrote in 1901 that "an artist, whether painter or writer, ought to be bent upon defining and expressing his own personal thoughts, and that they ought to be based upon a direct study of Nature, and harmonised with her manifestations." In the same year he founded with some fellow artists the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood based on the same principles. These ideas were not welcome ...
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The Disadvantages And Advantages Of The War Of Independence
Number of Words: 460 / Number of Pages: 2
... only the ones they owned or stole from the British. Not everybody was on their side there were people in the colonies that were loyal to the British they were called the “Tories”. The Americans had a lot of setbacks and it seemed the British had every thing going for them.
The British had the undoubtedly larger opportunity. They had large numbers of weapons. Many soldiers not to mention the “Tories” that were already here. They had an organized army. They also had funding from the British government. It seemed as though it was going to be an easy victory.
The Americans had the odds against them but ...
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Farmers' Discontent In The 1800s
Number of Words: 1405 / Number of Pages: 6
... were not valid.
The growth of the railroad was one of the most significant
elements in American economic growth. However, in many ways, the railroads
hurt small shippers and farmers. Extreme competition between rail
companies necessitated some way to win business. To do this, many
railroads offered rebates and drawbacks to larger shippers who used their
rails. However, this practice hurt smaller shippers, including farmers,
for often times railroad companies would charge more to ship products
short distances than they would for long trips. The rail companies
justified this practice by a ...
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Film Review-rainbow Trout
Number of Words: 1138 / Number of Pages: 5
... the Byung-kwan
couple; considerate and disinterested, Chang-yun;innocent-looking,
Tae-ju; and crude but well-meaning, the hunters. However, all turn out to be selfish and cowardly people concerned only about themselves. In the midst of this nightmarish stage, the characters observe the trout and find when the trout are stressed out, they have an unsettling way of hitting their heads against the wall until they die. The correlation between theoverwhelmed trout and characters is irresistible. Rainbow Trout' is the 4th feature film by director Chong-won Park. As a film maker, he has not made many ...
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The Roswell UFO Crash
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... Reporter pg. 2). These witnesses report to have seen humanoid
beings with large, pear-shaped heads and bulging black eyes being hauled away by
government and military agents and to have been debriefed of the entire
occurrence by these agents (Roswell Reporter pg. 3). Some witnesses were
threatened not to speak of the incident again. The object in question was later
classified by the government as a weather balloon and discounted all evidence
and eyewitness reports of the UFO scene (pg. 3).
The farmer whose field the UFO crashed in was offered a large sum of
money by a local radio station to tell hi ...
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New York New Music Ensemble
Number of Words: 851 / Number of Pages: 4
... would be a
recapitulation, but the use of pitch transforms it into
something new. To emphasize the pitch fluctuation, three
different kinds of flutes were played. Because of the pitch
variation in this piece, there were many melodies to
follow. In a way, the music sounded like sound effects to a
horror flick. For example, the tone color of the piece
would be nice and calm then all of a sudden the percussion
would contribute a crashing sound and disturb the quiet.
Towards the end of the piece, the musicians tapped their
instruments to add to the eerie atmosphere.
In comparison to N ...
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Michelangelo 3
Number of Words: 511 / Number of Pages: 2
... is one of resignation rather then grief. Another of his greatest works in the large
marble sculpture David, which he produced between 1501 and 1504. The
expression on David’s face is termed terribilita, a characteristic of many
Michelangelo’s figures. He was later called back to Rome by Pope Julius II in
1505 for two duties. First, Michelangelo painted the frescoes on the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel. For nearly three years Michelangelo painted lying on his
back on scaffolding. His second duty was to paint nine scenes from Genesis on
the vault of the papel chapel, which include G ...
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The United States' Rise To A World Power After 1930
Number of Words: 965 / Number of Pages: 4
... financially, but also try to lift their spirits in this time of gloom.
The president then turned his attention to industry and farm workers. He enforced strict regulation of business and provided money for public buildings, bridges and tunnels through the National Industry Recovery Act. The Agricultural Adjustment Act compensated farmers for not producing at the top of their ability. This was to help raise both wages and prices of commodity and farm products.
In 1934 the depression had been somewhat halted, but the nation had a long way to go to full recovery. A year later Roosevelt enforced the ...
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Jay's Treaty
Number of Words: 691 / Number of Pages: 3
... the first place. The times had become rough with
the British, and according to Hamilton the British were a vital part of our
economy. He said " …the tax on imports furnished much of the money for paying
off our foreign, domestic, and state debts." 2 Along with the British's
impressment of American seamen and their role in our economy Washington knew
something had to be done. Washington knew that the tension between America and
England had to be thinned out so he decided to send over a special envoy. The
individual chosen for the job was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Jay.
John Jay had m ...
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Civil War
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... massacre, etc.
The Southern states supported slavery because the slave population held more
than 40 percent of the entire population and also they needed slavery for their
industrialization. Therefore, if they freed all the slaves, someone would
predict, many whites would have no jobs and many things would be up-side-down.
As the result, controlling over slaves was very important for the Southern. But
the Northern were opponent of slavery since the slavery population took less
than 10 percent of the entire population and Southern states were already free.
Then something really happened when ...
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